Testing a single blood thinner after heart stent placement

This trial is testing whether prasugrel, a blood thinner medication, can be used alone at a lower dose after you receive a stent to open a blocked heart artery. Normally, patients take two blood thinners together (aspirin and another medication) after a stent, but this study is checking whether the medication alone might work just as well while causing fewer bleeding problems.

Current treatment with two blood thinners works well to prevent blood clots around stents, but it increases the risk of dangerous bleeding. New stent designs and improved understanding of heart disease suggest that this medication alone at a lower dose might provide the same heart protection with less bleeding risk.